zone

CEFRB1

/zoʊn/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An area with particular features, rules, or purpose.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc.

Examples

  • Our combined fleet broke through the enemy's defense zone.

  • That is a danger zone; don't go there.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /zəʊn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any given region or area of the world.

  2. Each of the five regions of the earth's surface into which it was divided by climatic differences, namely the torrid zone (between the tropics), two temperate zones (between the tropics and the polar circles), and two frigid zones (within the polar circles).

  3. A band or area of growth encircling anything.

More examples

In context

  • There has been a steady flow of refugees from the war zone.

  • Files in the Internet zone are blocked by default, as a security measure.

  • The white zone is for loading and unloading only.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle, belt”).